How to Honour the Fallen of World War I

Tuesday 2nd February 2018
7:45pm

The trials and tribulations of creating a suitable war memorial to honour those who given their lives for the people: choosing an appropriate memorial, raising the money, choosing a site, and in some cases the inevitable disagreements and arguments.

Bromley Borough Local History Society
Trinity United Reformed Church
Upper Park Road, Bromley

Hugh Bertram Neely, 2nd Lieu., was first-class sportsman and Dentist, who died in a partially ruined village church near Ypres on 25th April 1915. His brother Clive died the following year. footstepstothepast.c…pic.twitter.com/Gba9…

Private Ronald Young Hedderwick of the Honourable Artillery Company. He was killed by a sniper having just woken up on the 16th May 1915. He grave is inscribed with the words 'HE FOUGHT HIS WAY TO EVERLASTING LIFE MET BY HIS GOD'S… footstepstothepast.c…pic.twitter.com/eaB2…